New Zealand W defeated South Africa W by 32 runs to win the Women’s T20 World Cup title for the first time. New Zealand’s bowlers and batsmen performed well in the final match. The Kiwi team scored 158 runs while batting first, in response to which the South African team could score only 126 runs. 24-year-old Amelia Kerr performed strongly in the entire tournament including the final mstch for New Zealand.
Amelia Kerr has caught eyes by her record breaking brilliant performance. In the final match, Amelia scored a crucial 43 runs on the special occasion while batting first. After contributing with the bat, she did his job well with the ball as well, she took 3 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. In the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, she picked up a total of 15 wickets and also scored 135 runs. She managed to impress everyone with her all round performance.
◾ Player of the Match in the final
◾ Player of the Series
◾ World Cup winnerAbsolutely world-class from Amelia Kerr 🔥 👏 pic.twitter.com/bvvGZxhnN8
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 20, 2024
Amelia Kerr took a total of 3 wickets in the final match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, with this she managed to take a total of 15 wickets in this tournament. Amelia Kerr has now become the highest wicket-taker in an edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, breaking a 10-year-old record. England women’s team player Anya Shrubshole took a total of 13 wickets in the 2014 T20 World Cup. Apart from this, in the Women’s T20 World Cup played in 2020, Megan Schutt did not take a total of 13 wickets.
Before the T20 World Cup, New Zealand was not in a good form, lose several matches before the tournament. Pure team game was one of their main strength in the WC compitition. Along with team work, some individual brilliancy, like Amelia Kerr have done helped the team to achieve the glory. She remained as the main figure for New Zealand throughout the series.